Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen

Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen - Paperback

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Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen - Paperback

Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen - Paperback

by Nakazawa Keiji
$59.87
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by Nakazawa Keiji (Author), Richard H. Minear (Translator)

This compelling autobiography tells the life story of famed manga artist Nakazawa Keiji. Born in Hiroshima in 1939, Nakazawa was six years old when on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the atomic bomb. His gritty and stunning account of the horrific aftermath is powerfully told through the eyes of a child who lost most of his family and neighbors. In eminently readable and beautifully translated prose, the narrative continues through the brutally difficult years immediately after the war, his art apprenticeship in Tokyo, his pioneering "atomic-bomb" manga, and the creation of Barefoot Gen, the classic graphic novel based on Nakazawa's experiences before, during, and after the bomb.

This first English-language translation of Nakazawa's autobiography includes twenty pages of excerpts from Barefoot Gen to give readers who don't know the manga a taste of its power and scope. A recent interview with the author brings his life up to the present. His trenchant hostility to Japanese imperialism, the emperor and the emperor system, and U.S. policy adds important nuance to the debate over Hiroshima. Despite the grimness of his early life, Nakazawa never succumbs to pessimism or defeatism. His trademark optimism and activism shine through in this inspirational work.

Author Biography

Nakazawa Keiji (March 14, 1939-December 19, 2012) was the creator of Barefoot Gen, one of the most storied manga of all time, which recounts the experiences of his alter ego, Gen, before and after August 6, 1945.

A leading translator of classics of Hiroshima literature, Richard H. Minear is professor of history emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Number of Pages: 214
Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: July 01, 2015
ISBN9781442207486
Author Nakazawa Keiji
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers
GenreBiography, History, and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2015
LanguageENG- English
Pages214
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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